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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Facilities Planning and Management
Planning Services
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY General Srrvices Building
Ames,1A 50011-4001
Phone: (_15)294-6001
Fax, (51')294-4593
E-mail: csbrown@iastate,edu
July 25,2006
Steve Schainker I�
City of Ames
1'.0. Box 811
Ames, IA 50010
Re: Mortensen Road and State Avenue Shared Use Trails
Dear Steve,
This correspondence is your approval to access University land along Mortensen Road and State Avenue
for the construction of a shared use trail in the summer of 2006 with the understanding that the City of
Ames concurs and agrees to the content of this letter. The areas of access are loi;ated on the north side of
Mortenson Road, from Welch Avenue westerly to the institutional property limits, and along the west side
of State Avenue from. Mortenson north to the institutional limits. The anticipated work will occur
between July 25,2006 and October 30,2006.
The City, or its contractor,will acquire utility locates and secure by fence any portion of the excavation
that is open over night or accessible to the public. The City plans to have the contractor install silt
fencing and restore the grade and seed the area with a lawn mix provided by the University. Other areas
will be seeded by Story County with a native prairie seed mix following cons iletion activity. It is out
understanding that this site will require a NPDES permit and the City will meet permit requirements.
The university proposes the following terms as part of the operation
1) The University agrees to maintain this new path segment, which will include clearing snow,
removing debris, and tree trimming. However, ISU will not commit to clearing the path of
snow before 8:00 a.m. (With the closing of the Towers dormitorios, there is no longer ISU
staff available to accomplish this task prior to 8:00 a.m. This time restriction might result in
complaints from Middle School parents who find that the paths a:•e not cleared of snow in
time when the students are going to school.)
2) The University agrees to share equally the cost with the City for any repairs or reconstruction
to the path segments that are required in the future.
3) The City will be responsible for repair or replacement for any path signage.
The university desires to accommodate the request from the City of Ames to facilitate construction access
for the trail projects identified above is in the spirit of cooperation .end does not constitute
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acknowledgement of any future expenses by the university beyond those outlined, A permanent easement
for the shared use trail will be developed in the near future.
The university requests the opportunity to participate in the puticb-list phase of the project completion. I
e be reached at 294-
am willingto serve as a university contact during the construction project and an r ac
ect would you provide t}.e contact information to
6001. When you have identified a construction inspector y
me?Please acknowledge your concurrence with this letter prior to proceeding wilb.the project.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Catherine S.Brown
Planner
c: Warren Madden
David Miller
John Joiner
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